Battifollo-Lisio
T06
Level of difficulty
Type
Duration
2 hours 45 minutes
STARTING POINT
SP 143 - Town Center
Municipality of departure
Battifollo
Starting fee
851 m
POINT OF ARRIVAL
SP 143 - Town Center
Municipality of arrival
Battifollo
Arrival fee
851 m
Length of the route
17.1 km
MAXIMUM QUOTE.
1.021 m
Minimum fee
550 m
Uphill elevation gain
582 m
Downhill gradient
577 m
Charging column
Present
It is located at Primo Pan Biscuit Factory in Battifollo, 18 Chiossa Street, telephone 0174.783322.
THE PATH.
Characteristic loop route that amalgamates dirt and asphalt roadbed, unraveling in the heart of the valle Mongia.
Start from the center of Battifollo, located on the watershed ridge with the Tanaro valley, and turn south toward Bric Camelot, then keep to the right and descend in the direction of the valley floor first on cart track, then on asphalt.
Once you reach Lisio, walk through the entire village to the Chapel of San Pietro, then head southeast up Via Stelle.
After a few sharp hairpin turns, you pass through the hamlets of Stelle di Sotto and Stelle di Sopra, skirt Bric del Fieno, and near Colle della Crocetta, you head north—back on a dirt road—passing close to Bric del Bava and then Bric Camelot until you rejoin the route you took on the way there.
Locations and Points of Interest
Battifollo Castle
First mentioned in a document from 1203 and once a fief of the Marquises of Ceva, what remains of the building can likely be attributed to the last version of the fortress built on the site, which was destroyed by French troops in 1796. Reliable sources have suggested that the manor was inhabited by the Marquises of the Ceva di Battifollo branch until 1792.
Parish church of Battifollo
Dedicated to St. George and built in the 19th century in the heart of the town on the site of an earlier building, the church was designed by the renowned Dogliano architect Giovanni Battista Schellino and is distinguished—not surprisingly—by a rare blend of eclecticism and Mannerism.
Chapel of St. Stephen
Built on the ridge opposite the route in question, the Chapel of Santo Stefano in Lisio is located a short distance from the so-called Colla Bassa, popularly known as Colla delle Quattro Strade. Although it is not artistically significant, it has taken on great historical importance as it has become a true memorial to the Alpini, featuring several memorial stones dedicated to those who never returned home and, symbolically, a 75/18 howitzer installed next to the portico.
Lisio parish church
Dating back to the 17th century, the building was expanded in the late 1700s in response to local population growth. Enriched in the following century with a distinctive neoclassical façade, the church houses several valuable works by the Monregalese painter Andrea Vinaj.
Local Specialties
Castagna di Lisio: nestled in an unspoiled environment in the heart of a valley historically devoted to chestnut growing (it is no coincidence that nearby Viola is home to the Slow Food Community of the Custodians of the Chestnut Groves of the Ligurian Alps), the municipality of Lisio has decided to award in 2021 the Municipal Designation of Origin to chestnuts grown within its administrative boundaries, in order to promote and safeguard a quality product, marketed fresh, dried or ground.
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